Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-06
PETERSBURG
LATesroN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
VISITORS IN SECRET SESSION..
fmnor.aut Railroad cssss-Many Thousands
Of Dollars neutrality-suspicious.
Taken, 90.
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DECEMBER 3, 1887.
A special meeting of tho Board OF
Visitors OF the Virginia Normal and Col
legiate Institute was held here to-day.
The speciaI object of the meeting, 1t is
understood, is to investigate the charges
preferred against the president oil the
college. Professor John NJ. bangston, OF
conduct unbecoming that officer. DIR.
Buchanan, State superintendent OF
Education, came over on the noon
train from Richmond to attend the
meetina. and all the members OF
the board are present. The board,
after meeting in the city. decided
TO adjourn over TO the college building,
where it could better conduct It's lnyesti-
CATION of the charges. At this writing
nothing definite is known as to the cha
racter of the evidence introduced before
the board The investigation will be a
thorough one, and the probability IS that
it will not be concluded until late hour
of the night or tomorrow morning.
Judge Hancock opened bis term OF
the Circuit Court of Petersburg to-day.
Very little business outside OF setting
DAYS for the hearing OF several impor-
tant cases was transacted to-day. The
case OF Hinton US. BANDS Executors,
which has been on the docket OF the
court for some years, and which has al
ways excited good deal of interest, was
set for trial on Friday.
Early next week, or as soon as the
abaye case is disposed OF, the very I'M
portant case of Taylor and other tax.
payers as. the Board of Supervisors OF
Greenyille county will be taken up for
trial. This is a case TO test the validity
Of the subscription of Greenyille county
to the capital stock of the Atlantic and
Danyille Railroad Company. The plain
tin taxpayers claim that the vote by
which the subscription is said to have
been authorized is invalid because the
County Court directed the vote to be
taken whether the county should sub
scribe $500 per mile TO be built within
the county, without at the same time IN
dicating in the order the maximum num-
Der of miles to be 50 built, and that this
is a fatal defect. They also claim
that there has been radical
change in the scope and plans
of the company in altering the
gauge, changing the terminus, and SUI
peradding new enterprises not contem-
plated when the vote was taken in 1852.
The case involves many thousands OF
dollars to the people Of Greenville. AT
present the supervisors are restrained by
| Injunction from issuing the bonds. Next
week the case will be heard on its merits.
There is a case of similar character and
importance pending against the Atlantic
and Danville railroad in the Circuit
Court Of Sussex county. It's fate will
largely depend on the decision rendered
by Judge Hancock in the Greenville
case.
The Atlantic and Danville Railroad
Company is also defendant in a suit for
$40, 900 damages brought by citizen OF
Petersburg for injuries received while
travelling in one of its cars. This case
has been removed from Sussex county
to the Circuit Court of Petersburg, and
will be tried next week.
THE VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA RAILROAD.
The city of Petersburg has a suit pend.
| ing in the Circuit Court Of Richmond
against the Virginia and Carolina rail
road for the recovery of money advanced
by the city to aid in the construction Of
that road. Dispositions are being taker
on both sides. The city feels encouraged
by the hope that its suit will be success
full.